Chapter 32: The Porridge Shack Collapses
The porridge shed is not a convenient place to talk, Zheng Jinxuan proposed to go to the Ziguang Pavilion for a small talk, Qin Shuang explained the things in the porridge shack, and took Ah Yun and the two to the Ziguang Pavilion.
In other words, this is the first time Qin Shuang has come to such a place, she has never had the opportunity to go out before, let alone come to this kind of place.
Ziguang Pavilion is a three-storey single-family building, specially for the status of the nobles to discuss and narrate, the layout is all in the form of a private room, the elegant furnishings in the private room are elegant, more have the fragrance of books, elements such as pen, ink, paper and inkstone can be seen everywhere, and then there are books.
The biggest difference from other teahouses is that the unique feature of Ziguang Pavilion is a book wall, on the right side of the entrance, a huge bookshelf, countless frames and grids on it, and countless books on display, which is really spectacular!
Qin Shuang had to say that she was a little shocked by this wall of books, so many books, it was really the first time I saw it, as the saying goes, reading thousands of books, walking thousands of miles, that's pretty much what it means!
picked a private room, and the little maid gave refreshments and retreated.
After chatting for a while, Qin Shuang learned that both the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Hou Mansion had porridge sheds, but they were both on Jingeji Street, and the two families were not far apart, so they got this opportunity today!
"Seeing that the Chinese New Year is coming, these homeless people are probably going to celebrate the New Year in Kyoto!" Han Zhi held her chin with a sad expression, "If that's the case, it's really a great misfortune!" ”
Qin Shuang felt that this was funny, and couldn't help but ask, "What is misfortune?" ”
"Oh, say you're stupid, you're stupid!" Han Zhi glanced at Qin Shuang before continuing: "As long as the homeless people are in Kyoto for one day, we won't be able to go shopping, and we won't be able to play during the Chinese New Year, so what's the fun!" ”
Speaking of the New Year, Qin Shuang's eyes flashed, and he said with a smile: "Where is there what you said, Zuo is just these days, just in time for the New Year, and when the New Year is over, the Lantern Festival is the same!" ”
"Ahh
Zheng Jinxuan let out a low snort, and the two of them looked at her together, only to see that the purple sand cup in her hand had rolled to the corner of the table at some point, and the pine-colored skirt was wet with a large piece, and her face was slightly pale.
"Sister Jinxuan!" Qin Shuang saw that she was a little stunned, and reached out to hold her hand, and it was cold to her hand, "What's wrong with you?" Why are your hands so cold? ”
Han Zhi was also a little anxious, and her face gradually became a little stagnant, "Sister Jinxuan, the draft in the palace, I heard my mother say that it is just after the Lantern Festival, on the eighteenth day of the first month!" After Han Zhi finished speaking, she bit her lower lip tightly, and her brows frowned tightly.
Zheng Jinxuan nodded almost numbly, and she barely raised the corners of her mouth, "Don't talk about this, let's finally get together, for this, it's boring!" ”
However, escaping is not the way to go......
"Sister Jinxuan!" Qin Shuang clenched Zheng Jinxuan's hand again, trying to calm her mind, "Even if you have to enter the palace, where can you guarantee that you will be selected?" There are many talented people in Beijing, and everything is possible! ”
As soon as these words came out, Qin Shuang obviously felt that the tight string in Zheng Jinxuan's heart had relaxed a little, and her hands had some warmth.
"That's it!" Han Zhi's eyes lit up, and she looked at Qin Shuang with a smile, "Qin Shuang, it seems that you are not completely stupid!" ”
The atmosphere finally eased a little, and the topic unconsciously talked about King Cheng and the prince, Qin Shuang knew that although this draft was for the prince and King Cheng to choose concubines, the nature of the two was completely different, the prince selected a total of one concubine and two side concubines, while King Cheng only chose one concubine.
In such a comparison, it is obvious that everyone is more willing to lean towards King Cheng, after all, once she becomes the crown princess, at the same time, she has to accept the two side concubines immediately, which is obviously a problem for every woman!
And King Cheng, although he only chooses a concubine, but his reputation among the nobles is not very good, he is arrogant and cold, not only is his appearance not as handsome as the prince, but his temperament is also a little biased, therefore, King Cheng is even more avoided!
Qin Shuang then understood, no wonder Zheng Jinxuan refused the draft so much from the beginning, according to the current point of view, the crown prince and King Cheng are not an ideal destination, but Qin Shuang still hopes from the bottom of her heart that Zheng Jinxuan can be the princess of Cheng, if she really can't escape!
After separating from the two, Qin Shuang was worried about the two days left for the soup kitchen, but fortunately, Qin Sanye was a rough man and didn't notice it, and He didn't come again, but Qin Shuang didn't care, after all, it was almost finished, and the rice grain was about to run out, so she just had to deal with Old Lady Qin.
But on the last day, something big happened!
On this day, Qin Shuang was counting the last bit of rice grain left in the porridge shed, planning to boil the remaining rice for two more pots of porridge, and there was a long queue of displaced people outside the porridge shed.
"Ahh
Her feet suddenly left the ground, and she didn't know who it was, she was only scared in her heart, and when she landed on her feet, she was already scared and weak!
"It's all right!"
This voice is very familiar......
Qin Shuang looked up, what caught her eyes was Yuan Yan's tight chin, and holding her wrist tightly, Qin Shuang suddenly felt a lot more sober, and hurriedly let go, and didn't shake it off before she realized that it wasn't her picking up others, her face was burning like fire all of a sudden, so spicy!
"Lord Yuan, thank you, I'm fine!" Qin Shuang's words.
"Your Excellency!" At this time, Chang Yuan came from the side, saw the appearance of the two of them, and swallowed his saliva before saying: "The porridge shed collapsed suddenly, except for a few maids and small servants in Zhongyibo's Mansion who were a little injured, the big pot of cooking porridge was spilled, and one or two homeless people were burned, and the steamed buns were scattered on the ground, and the homeless people were robbed, and a few were injured by stampede!" ”
Yuan Yan bowed his head, and lived in the long run, how many does this mean?
"Who is responsible for building this porridge shed?" Yuan Yan turned his head to look at Qin Shuang, Qin Shuang struggled with his hand, Yuan Yan seemed to realize that there was still a very decent and natural way between letting go, without a trace of embarrassment at all.
Later, he couldn't help but laugh out loud in the long run.
Yuan Qin Shuang also wanted to be as calm and ordinary as Lord Yuan, but she smiled for a long time, she couldn't calm down no matter how calm she was.
"My grandfather!" Qin Shuang's cheeks were hot, "Send someone to build it!" ”
"yes, I see!"
Raising his feet and wanting to leave, he suddenly turned around and glanced at Qin Shuang, Qin Shuang just raised his eyes to look at him, the two looked at each other coldly, Yuan Yan only felt that his ears were hot, and immediately turned his face away, and instructed Chang Yuan: "Send the fifth girl back to the house!" ”
"Wait!" Qin Shuang glanced at the porridge shed that had become a ruin, and then looked at the remnants of porridge all over the ground, and his mood was a little complicated, "Lord Yuan, I think this porridge shed has collapsed, it's a little strange!" ”
"Oh?" Yuan Yan turned to look at her again, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, "I will investigate this matter carefully, you don't have to worry, besides, this is related to the face of Zhongyi Bofu, so it is better to solve it behind closed doors, as for the homeless, just scatter some money, and there is no objection to thinking about it!" ”
Qin Shuang choked, this is indeed the best way!
She was bent on finding out the reason, but I have to say that Yuan Yan was far more thoughtful than her!
"Then there is Lord Lao Yuan!" Qin Shuang accepted it calmly.
"It's okay!" When Yuan Yan turned to leave again, the corners of his mouth involuntarily raised a slight arc.